Clinical effects of needle-pricking therapy on peripheral facial paralysis.

Forschende Komplementarmedizin Pub Date : 2014-01-01 Epub Date: 2014-02-17 DOI:10.1159/000358742

You-Jung Kwon, Seunghoon Lee, Sangmin Park, Ungin Lee, Sung-Keun Lim, Dongwoo Nam, Sanghoon Lee

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Abstract

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of needle-pricking therapy on peripheral facial paralysis.

Methods: This study included 162 patients with peripheral facial paralysis, 107 of whom were treated with usual care (conventional and alternative treatments) and 55 of whom were additionally treated with needle-pricking therapy on 3 specific extra-meridian acupuncture points known as 'Samjoong' (Sānchóng in Chinese). We evaluated changes in facial motor functions and sequelae using the Yanagihara and gross House-Brackmann grading systems before and after treatments.

Results: Yanagihara score and House-Brackmann grade significantly improved after treatments in both groups. However, the needle-pricking therapy group showed greater improvements in Yanagihara score and House-Brackmann grade than the usual care group.

Conclusion: Our results suggest that Samjoong needle-pricking therapy could be applied as an adjunct therapy to usual care for patients with peripheral facial paralysis.

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针刺疗法治疗周围性面瘫的临床疗效。

背景:本研究的目的是探讨针刺治疗周围性面瘫的效果。方法:本研究纳入162例周围性面瘫患者，其中107例采用常规治疗(常规和替代治疗)，55例在经外3个特定穴位“三中”(Sānchóng)进行针刺治疗。我们使用Yanagihara和gross House-Brackmann评分系统评估治疗前后面部运动功能和后遗症的变化。结果:治疗后两组患者的Yanagihara评分和House-Brackmann评分均显著提高。然而，针刺治疗组在Yanagihara评分和House-Brackmann评分方面比常规治疗组有更大的改善。结论:三重针疗法可作为周围性面瘫患者日常护理的辅助疗法。

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Forschende Komplementarmedizin 医学-全科医学与补充医学

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